Sound/Dialogue

The only dialogue used in our opening is Sam when he shouts to the man on the ledge, "Don't do it" and the man then replies "I have to". This I feel is effective because it helps the audience to pick up on the fact that the man must have to kill himself because of the possession of the Monk. After studying film openings like stormy Mondays and Paris by night we could see that little dialogue was used in these this is what inspired us to do the same. I found it was effective in making more mysterious and helping the audience to be more focused on the scenery and the scenario. The beginning is the most important part of a film apart from the end because it helps set the scene for the audience and helps them understand the rest of the story. We used 3 songs in our film opening to help set the mood in the different scenes. I used a song by Muse to help the opening seem calm and relaxing to show Sam moving into a new place and make it seem ordinary. Then I used a piece of music from the soundtrack of silent hill, which is a horror movie, and I feel it creates suspense and helps the scene to feel more creepy for the audience. The final song is named how it ends and was brought forward by Matteo. We tried to time the music so it says "This is how it ends" as the man jumps to his death. I feel this last piece of music is a great song that helps make the suicide scene feel more dramatic and shocking for the audience.